Commencement speech from Dana Gioia to the Stanford 2007 Graduating class: “Trade easy pleasures for more complex and challenging ones”
And that—in a more general and less personal sense—is the subject I want to address today, the fact that we live in a culture that barely acknowledges and rarely celebrates the arts or artists.
There is an [...]
From a Culture of Intellect to a Culture of Entertainment
Wednesday, July 4th, 2007 at 2:52 pm
From those to whom much is given, much is expected.
Thursday, June 14th, 2007 at 8:55 am
“Bill Gates’ 2007 Harvard commencement speech”:http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2007/06.14/99-gates.html. Soul-searching and powerful.
What I remember above all about Harvard was being in the midst of so much energy and intelligence. It could be exhilarating, intimidating, sometimes even discouraging, but always challenging. It was an amazing privilege – and though I left early, I was transformed by my years at [...]
